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From the original post:
2008-06-07 00:38:00.0
Here is a quote from Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903): "Art is either plagiarism or revolution." What say you?
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Posted: Jul 3, 08 4:01pm
Hmm, cesspool - while I have often felt the creative urge is similar to bowel movements for some of us - i.e we have to produce and sometimes get blocked or the opposite, it was usually only a joke. Maybe drain pool would be a better word? Or maelstrom ?
OKAY! How about the fountain of mystery then, or better yet the wellspring of mystery, or maybe even the gleeful dance of mystery?!
Posted: Jul 3, 08 4:11pm
OKAY! How about the fountain of mystery then, or better yet the wellspring of mystery, or maybe even the gleeful dance of mystery?!
I'm good with any of those! (grin)
Posted: Jul 5, 08 2:22pm
I wonder why so many people have so may diverse views about what art is...I suppose art is a varied in its approach as there are artists. I think art is about committment to ones vision...whatever it may be..I still wonder if Gaugin felt his work to be revolutionary and why?
Posted: Jul 5, 08 10:56pm
.I still wonder if Gaugin felt his work to be revolutionary and why?
Well, given the choice of plagiarism or revolution, I would say he felt his art was revolutionary. It was revolutionary for the time to paint such colorful yet primitively influenced images, to live a debauched and decadent life in Tahiti, to use so many bright colors together and to focus on women of color in a remote society, not trying to be realistic but paint feelings. Yes, I think those things were pretty revolutionary at the time.
Posted: Jul 5, 08 11:01pm
Congratulations WS for coming out and saying it! Thats precisely my thought. How funny that it wasnt to long ago that painting beautiful Tahitian women nudes was considered revolutionary! That makes me wonder: What is or what could be considered revolutionary ART today!
Posted: Jul 5, 08 11:27pm
Congratulations WS for coming out and saying it! Thats precisely my thought. How funny that it wasnt to long ago that painting beautiful Tahitian women nudes was considered revolutionary! That makes me wonder: What is or what could be considered revolutionary ART today!
Not so "today" anymore - but there is always Damien Hirsts' sliced up animals. Actually there is a huge debate (as usual) about whether painting is dead and the postmodern has killed the artist as one who expresses an individual style/spirit/art. I'm too tired to write much about this tonight, but I think the direction of art today would be a really interesting topic to continue to explore in this group. You have posted a whole bunch of queries I want to respond to from the discussion on authenticity to the definition of beauty. It just takes a bit of time and thinking to give a decent response.
Name edited to correct - His name is Hirst not Hirsch - I shouldn't type late at night!!!
Posted: Jul 6, 08 8:40am
Yuk to "sliced up animals". Theres a potter here where I live that makes some pretty amazing dead animal parts pottery. But somehow I think the bigger revolution will be more expansive than just the sliced up animals medium. I also want to comment more on this interesting conversation too. I have to work in the studio for awhile, first. Later...